[BUG]: AzureStaticWebApp@0 throws "Unable to locate executable file: 'bash' " on self-hosted agent on windows

[MichaelPruefer]

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Task name

AzureStaticWebApp@0

Task version

0.228.0

Issue Description

When running this task it throws:

Unable to locate executable file: 'bash'. Please verify either the file path exists or the file can be found within a directory specified by the PATH environment variable. Also verify the file has a valid extension for an executable file.

This running inside a release-pipeline and not inside a build-pipeline

Environment type (Please select at least one enviroment where you face this issue)

• [X] Self-Hosted
• [ ] Microsoft Hosted
• [ ] VMSS Pool
• [ ] Container

Azure DevOps Server type

dev.azure.com (formerly visualstudio.com)

Azure DevOps Server Version (if applicable)

No response

Operation system

Windows 10

Relevant log output

2024-01-16T07:24:33.3949780Z ##[section]Starting: Deploy to Static Web App:
2024-01-16T07:24:33.4125550Z ==============================================================================
2024-01-16T07:24:33.4126107Z Task         : Deploy Azure Static Web App
2024-01-16T07:24:33.4126484Z Description  : [PREVIEW] Build and deploy an Azure Static Web App
2024-01-16T07:24:33.4126822Z Version      : 0.228.0
2024-01-16T07:24:33.4127132Z Author       : Microsoft Corporation
2024-01-16T07:24:33.4127476Z Help         : https://aka.ms/swadocs
2024-01-16T07:24:33.4127874Z ==============================================================================
2024-01-16T07:24:36.2903179Z ##[error]Error: Unable to locate executable file: 'bash'. Please verify either the file path exists or the file can be found within a directory specified by the PATH environment variable. Also verify the file has a valid extension for an executable file.
2024-01-16T07:24:36.2920285Z ##[warning]Unable to delete env file
2024-01-16T07:24:36.3007707Z ##[section]Finishing: Deploy to Static Web App:

Full task logs with system.debug enabled

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Repro steps

steps:
- task: AzureStaticWebApp@0
  displayName: 'Deploy to Static Web App:'
  inputs:
    app_location: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/web'
    output_location: wwwroot
    skip_app_build: true
    skip_api_build: true
    is_static_export: true
    verbose: true
    azure_static_web_apps_api_token: '...'

[Cadey]

Im still getting this error on 0.243.1

Starting: AzureStaticWebApp

Task : Deploy Azure Static Web App Description : [PREVIEW] Build and deploy an Azure Static Web App Version : 0.243.1 Author : Microsoft Corporation Help : https://aka.ms/swadocs

[error]Error: Unable to locate executable file: 'bash'. Please verify either the file path exists or the file can be found within a directory specified by the PATH environment variable. Also verify the file has a valid extension for an executable file.

[warning]Unable to delete env file

Finishing: AzureStaticWebApp

[RutgerRauws]

I'm experiencing the same issue.

For future readers: I have worked around this issue by creating a new build agent running in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and then running the task there.

First install WSL by running PowerShell as administrator:

wsl --install

Now reboot your system and continue:

wsl --install -d Ubuntu
wsl --set-default Ubuntu
wsl
mkdir agent ; cd agent
wget https://vstsagentpackage.azureedge.net/agent/3.245.0/vsts-agent-linux-x64-3.245.0.tar.gz
tar zxvf ./vsts-agent-linux-x64-3.245.0.tar.gz && rm ./vsts-agent-linux-x64-3.245.0.tar.gz
./config.sh
./run.sh

Then, add in your azure-pipelines.yml under the relevant job where you call AzureStaticWebApp@0:

  pool:
    name: Default
    demands:
    - Agent.Name -equals AGENT_NAME

where AGENT_NAME is the name you provided when running ./config.sh

[Cadey]

Well, thats one way i guess, but this really needs to be fixed properly sonit just works with a basic install of the agent in windows.

Its not a lot to ask

[Cadey]

How is this still an issue?

Starting: AzureStaticWebApp
==============================================================================
Task         : Deploy Azure Static Web App
Description  : [PREVIEW] Build and deploy an Azure Static Web App
Version      : 0.247.1
Author       : Microsoft Corporation
Help         : https://aka.ms/swadocs
==============================================================================
##[error]Error: Unable to locate executable file: 'bash'. Please verify either the file path exists or the file can be found within a directory specified by the PATH environment variable. Also verify the file has a valid extension for an executable file.
##[warning]Unable to delete env file
Finishing: AzureStaticWebApp

[lzandman]

Besides the requirement for Bash it also seems to require Docker. Why is that? We don't want the Docker client on our self-hosted Windows agents.